Black Thumbs, This Is For You: 10 Gardening Mistakes To Avoid

Black thumbs, be damned. Plant-life grim reapers can breathe a little easier when picking up a shovel — because Real Simple brings us the 10 most common (but not-so obvious) gardening mistakes, courtesy of its soil-savvy readers. Whether you have acres of green bounty or a box garden outside your window, overwatering, unprepared soil, and a few other faux pas can keep you from growing the garden of your dreams. Luckily, there are easy solutions, but for that, you'll have to visit Real Simple.

As an interior designer, Daphne Steinberg knows the importance of having a beautiful space that’s also fully functional (read: comfortable). In her diminutive apartment in San Francisco, with its strangely narrow doors, Steinberg has also become a master at small-space living. Inspired by the art of Dalí, bold read

If you’re anything like us, you might feel that shopping for a picnic blanket that's as unique as your outfit is not that high of a priority. But consider this: Wouldn’t your sunny-day Instagrams look a lot better against an inspiring (and totally one-of-a-kind) print? Since an outdoor blanket serves as the backdrop read